Conductor Yuri Ahronovitch believed that a conductor should be a colleague, friend, and partner to the orchestra, not a tyrant.
Composer Biography
Tchaikovsky's Suite for Orchestra No. 4, 'Mozartiana', was composed for the centenary of Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni'.
Recording & Production
The 'Swan Lake' excerpts on this album were recorded over four days in June 1996 at the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden with the SWF Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tchaikovsky's 'Mozartiana' Suite incorporates four orchestrated movements based on original Mozart works, though none are directly from 'Don Giovanni'.
Performer Biography
Yuri Ahronovitch, the conductor on this album, decided to become a conductor at age five after seeing Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake' at the Kirov Theater.
Performer Biography
Yuri Ahronovitch's decision to leave the Soviet Union in 1972 led to his name being erased from all Soviet radio, television, and music archives.
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